Atiku camp says VP Shettima must answer questions around arrest of terrorist, Kabiru Sokoto, in Borno gov’s lodge
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The Atiku Abubakar camp has called on Vice President Kashim Shettima to address questions surrounding the 2012 arrest of Kabiru Sokoto, a convicted Boko Haram member, at the Borno State Governor's Lodge in Abuja. Paul Ibe, Atiku's media aide, raised the issue on Wednesday, a day after Shettima criticized Atiku during the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) inauguration in Abuja.
Shettima had targeted Atiku for his persistent presidential aspirations and references to President Bola Tinubu by his first name. Ibe highlighted an incident from Shettima's tenure as Borno State Governor (2011-2019) to question Shettima's credibility, asking how a man convicted of the 2011 Christmas Day bombing in Madalla could have access to the governor's official residence.
Sokoto was apprehended at the Borno Governor's Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, in January 2012, following investigations into the deadly attack on St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger State, which killed 37 people and injured many more. Sokoto was convicted and sentenced to life in December 2013. Ibe emphasized that an official denial from the Borno government did not erase the need to question how the incident occurred and what transpired afterward.
He urged Shettima to answer the questions directly, stating, "public office does not confer immunity from difficult questions."
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